Insightful answer to the question about making the first hire. I would add the importance of just liking the person personally. Maybe that's a given but it's so often overlooked. I definitely feel it's good to find someone with a complimentary skillset.
One caveat to that is how do you determine if that person is competent enough in their field if you have no experience in it?
I suppose the benefit of this being a hire rather than a cofounder is that you can let them go if that turns out to be the case. But it would still be better to figure that out upfront.
One possible avenue is to have a friend with more experience in the field interview them, and just assess yourself based on the confidence they answer questions with.
Insightful answer to the question about making the first hire. I would add the importance of just liking the person personally. Maybe that's a given but it's so often overlooked. I definitely feel it's good to find someone with a complimentary skillset.
One caveat to that is how do you determine if that person is competent enough in their field if you have no experience in it?
I suppose the benefit of this being a hire rather than a cofounder is that you can let them go if that turns out to be the case. But it would still be better to figure that out upfront.
One possible avenue is to have a friend with more experience in the field interview them, and just assess yourself based on the confidence they answer questions with.
Definitely a good point. You don't have to want to be best friends with them. But you do need to be able to have a meaningful relationship.